It’s natural to want to keep the beautiful smile you’ve worked so hard to achieve after months or years of orthodontic treatment. The process of ensuring that your teeth remain in their new position after your braces or aligners are removed is known as orthodontic retention. In this blog post, we’ll look at how to …
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While you have braces, it’s important to take extra care to keep both the braces and your teeth and gums clean. This helps to avoid not only plaque, staining and tartar building up on the teeth and round the brackets, but importantly it prevents early decay (or white spot lesions) forming around the braces or …
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Braces are an extremely popular option for orthodontic dentistry, and offer a variety of benefits. However, there are still a number of major misconceptions that people have about getting braces. In some cases, these myths might even lead someone to think they don’t need braces, or would prefer not to get treatment at all. That’s …
Everyone is unique and this is also reflected through your teeth. Some teeth are larger than others, have distinct forms, are spaced, or are frequently crooked. But what causes certain teeth to be out of place? We’ll explain why your teeth may be crooked, if any oral health issues may occur as a result, and …
Proper oral hygiene should always be a top priority. When you’re wearing braces, that takes on a whole new meaning. You’re looking forward to having a straight smile once the braces come off. However, if you don’t take extra precautions during the process, you may end up with unsightly stains, white spots, or tooth decay …
Clear aligners, like Spark, are an appealing alternative to metal braces if they are suited for you, and the treatment can be just as successful. In many circumstances, the aligners can correct overcrowded, misaligned, or crooked teeth. An aligner resembles a teeth-whitening tray, and you wear them for 22 hours every day. It has a …
Teeth are shifted by applying moderate, regulated pressures to them while the orthodontist guides them to their optimal locations over time using “appliances” such as braces or clear aligners. The breakdown and regeneration of bone tissue cause tooth mobility. Most patients will wear retainers towards the conclusion of “active” treatment (when teeth are relocated) to …
